Virginia White Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 5,208,856 people in Virginia who identified their race as White Alone, which is 60.35% of the total population of Virginia. Fairfax County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (569,013), followed by Virginia Beach city (278,956), and Loudoun County (225,974). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Emporia city (1,544), Highland County (2,135), and Franklin city (3,008).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Dickenson County had the highest percentage, with 97.20% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Russell County (96.33%), and Highland County (95.65%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Virginia.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Virginia White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Virginia White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Accomack County 20261 60.64
Albemarle County 81866 72.84
Alleghany County 13813 90.74
Amelia County 9780 73.73
Amherst County 23190 74.07
Appomattox County 12258 76.05
Arlington County 145293 60.88
Augusta County 69142 89.23
Bath County 3855 91.59
Bedford County 68743 86.51
Bland County 5874 93.68
Botetourt County 30689 91.35
Brunswick County 6553 41.35
Buchanan County 19299 94.81
Buckingham County 10488 62.34
Campbell County 43320 77.78
Caroline County 19215 62.21
Carroll County 27255 93.48
Charles City County 3028 44.71
Charlotte County 7717 66.94
Chesterfield County 216290 59.33
Clarke County 12481 84.43
Craig County 4653 95.11
Culpeper County 36092 68.68
Cumberland County 6165 63.72
Dickenson County 13728 97.20
Dinwiddie County 17516 62.68
Essex County 5952 56.16
Fairfax County 569013 49.47
Fauquier County 56660 77.65
Floyd County 14219 91.88
Fluvanna County 21023 77.15
Franklin County 46702 85.73
Frederick County 73524 80.43
Giles County 15777 93.98
Gloucester County 32396 83.69
Goochland County 19302 78.06
Grayson County 13558 88.42
Greene County 16520 80.38
Greensville County 4364 38.31
Halifax County 20420 60.02
Hanover County 89742 81.60
Henrico County 170651 51.03
Henry County 35040 68.78
Highland County 2135 95.65
Isle of Wight County 26721 69.22
James City County 57710 73.75
King and Queen County 4490 67.95
King George County 19121 71.55
King William County 13636 76.56
Lancaster County 7467 68.39
Lee County 20531 92.60
Loudoun County 225974 53.68
Louisa County 28813 76.64
Lunenburg County 7095 59.44
Madison County 11684 84.44
Mathews County 7295 85.49
Mecklenburg County 18032 59.47
Middlesex County 8411 79.16
Montgomery County 79436 79.66
Nelson County 12021 81.36
New Kent County 18017 78.52
Northampton County 7071 57.57
Northumberland County 8366 70.67
Nottoway County 8625 55.14
Orange County 27877 76.89
Page County 22037 92.95
Patrick County 15719 89.27
Pittsylvania County 44672 73.84
Powhatan County 25732 84.83
Prince Edward County 10662 48.80
Prince George County 23827 55.40
Prince William County 200831 41.65
Pulaski County 29922 88.53
Rappahannock County 6521 88.75
Richmond County 5739 64.32
Roanoke County 80780 83.34
Rockbridge County 20483 90.43
Rockingham County 72656 86.75
Russell County 24835 96.33
Scott County 20617 95.56
Shenandoah County 38166 86.38
Smyth County 27939 93.76
Southampton County 11080 61.57
Spotsylvania County 90227 64.43
Stafford County 90269 57.52
Surry County 3483 53.09
Sussex County 4501 41.56
Tazewell County 37528 92.82
Warren County 34386 84.43
Washington County 50639 93.89
Westmoreland County 11941 64.63
Wise County 32789 90.75
Wythe County 26165 92.49
York County 48251 68.89
Alexandria city 82185 51.54
Bristol city 14754 85.68
Buena Vista city 5740 86.43
Charlottesville city 30344 65.18
Chesapeake city 139573 55.96
Colonial Heights city 12652 69.63
Covington city 4585 79.92
Danville city 17262 40.53
Emporia city 1544 26.78
Fairfax city 13473 55.80
Falls Church city 10221 69.73
Franklin city 3008 36.77
Fredericksburg city 15872 56.72
Galax city 5233 77.87
Hampton city 51202 37.33
Harrisonburg city 33789 65.21
Hopewell city 10141 44.03
Lexington city 6112 83.50
Lynchburg city 48502 61.39
Manassas city 16717 39.08
Manassas Park city 5535 32.15
Martinsville city 5924 43.93
Newport News city 74676 40.10
Norfolk city 102841 43.21
Norton city 3242 87.93
Petersburg city 5418 16.19
Poquoson city 11059 88.76
Portsmouth city 35892 36.66
Radford city 12280 76.42
Richmond city 98140 43.31
Roanoke city 57309 57.30
Salem city 20923 82.55
Staunton city 20207 78.47
Suffolk city 44723 47.41
Virginia Beach city 278956 60.71
Waynesboro city 16562 74.62
Williamsburg city 7572 49.09
Winchester city 18336 65.21